Society & Culture
'Sowmya will not be quiet'. Author of the best-selling and hilarious Mayil will not be quiet, Sowmya Rajendran has written eight books for children and now has launched her first book for adults titled The Lesson. A feminist to the core, Sowmya Rajendran takes on trolls and makes it clear that they will not deter her from speaking her mind, warns those who want to be writers of the hard work involved. A graduate of Madras University and University of Sussex, Sowmya won the Bal Sahitya Akademi Award in 2015 for Mayil Will Not Be Quiet and has won acclaim for her feminist retelling of fairy tales. Now residing in Pune's verdant NCL campus, she writes for The News Minute as a full time journalist when her daughter lets her. Vivacious, fun and as funny as the characters, this was one interview that I never wanted to end. And by the way, her husband makes the best filter coffee in Pune so you know where to visit now.